Yew Tree Community School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Oct 15 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Oldham
Unique reference
133712
Address
Alcester Street, Chadderton, OL9 8LD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
647 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
52.1%
Girls
47.9%
First language not English
14.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
38.3%
Persistent absence
21.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 49.8%
Pakistani 17.2%
Mixed 9.6%
Bangladeshi 7.9%
African 6.3%
Other 2.9%
Other White 2%
Other Asian 1.1%
Chinese 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2
WritingAbove average2
MathsAbove average1.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Yew Tree Community School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
58
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
49
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
48
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
4
2
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
27
11
16
Reception, Full-time
82
43
39
Year 1
86
45
41
Year 2
90
49
41
Year 3
88
55
33
Year 4
90
44
46
Year 5
90
47
43
Year 6
90
41
49
Year 2024-2025

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